The Election Commission (EC) of India on Monday (06.05.2024) appointed Harish Kumar Gupta (IPS:1992:AP) as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh. This comes after ECI’s decision to transfer incumbent DGP KV Rajendranath Reddy (IPS:1992:AP) on Sunday.
Gupta is currently serving as the Principal Secretary, Home. He was directed to assume charge immediately, and Chief Secretary Jawahar Reddy was asked to issue the necessary orders.
Subsequently, the State government sent the names of senior IPS officers Dwaraka Thirumala Rao (IPS:1989:AP), Madireddy Pratap (IPS:1991:AP), and Harish Kumar Gupta (IPS:1992:AP) to the EC as per seniority, and Gupta was named as the new State Police Chief by the EC.
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